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Sunday, January 9, 2011

Five Pointed Star Mug Rug

This is the little project I was working on the other day. A sweet little mug rug. After seeing this awesome block on flickr, and finding the tutorial here, I knew I had to give it a try! It was challenging, but not too terribly hard. If/when I do this again I will definitely trace a star to get even points; I think that would help the balance a lot. It also would be great if I would have read the order in which I was supposed to sew those sections together. As a result of sewing them all in a row (rather than in groups first) my points in the middle didn't line up just so. I got pretty close though.

The tutorial is for a 14" block, mine is about 7". It probably would look better as a 14" block. I do like this mug rug though. It could be a trivet or small pot holder too, since I did double batting inside. I think I'll add some hand stitching at some point. The best part? It's all scraps, right down to the batting and the binding!

I'm a twenty-something mom who loves to sew and read. I've been sewing for about fifteen years, and fell in love with quilting after my daughter was born.
I love to design quilts, and enjoy the challenge of working with teeny tiny pieces. Zip pouches, paper piecing, and flickr swaps are some of my favorite things.